Electing Islam

The Arab Spring has brought political Islam to power across the Middle East and North Africa. Moderate Islamist parties have won elections in Tunisia and Egypt, Morocco has elected its first Islamist prime minister, and Islamist groups will likely shape political transformation in Yemen and Jordan. Project Syndicate’s experts assess what political Islam’s revival means for the region and the rest of the world.

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